Don't be sorry. As I said I am completely ignorant when it comes to famous musicals. I might have heard the name Sondheim before, but the first place I can really say I recognized it was from "La Vie Boheme" in Rent.
Which I have only seen as a movie.
I hope you didn't get the wrong idea though. I loved ST. And I'm going to see it again on Tuesday.
I really do like this latest fad of turning musicals into movies.. it's alot cheaper to see if I like it or not. And I can also see it at my leisure.
It is on my to-do list to see them all how they are supposed to be performed though... but I lack money at the mo. I have an addiction to traveling. (as in I haven't even finished planning one long-term trip to a foreign country before starting on the next...) Which, in case you didn't know, costs money. Alot.
I wasn't so much referring to the color of the blood. It was it's texture and consistency. It just congealed too much to be real blood. Perhaps real blood with mismatched types... then there was the brightness.
Maybe I'm just sick, but I burst out laughing whenever the throat was slit and the artery would make it go *squirt* *squirt* *squirt* (I won't make a business of pointing out that Todd's throat didn't do the squirt squirt thing, but simply ran... I guess it was supposed to add to the effect..) And yes, I do agree that "dumbing it down" would probably make it easier for people to watch. I have an incredibly strong stomach, but I still couldn't help turning away really quickly the first time he slit a throat.
Of course, that is one of my greatest fears. I always get panicky when my head is hyper? extended and my neck is exposed. And if I was a guy I would never ever let anyone near my throat with a straight razor. Just seems like a death wish to me.
Oh yes, I did understand the true point of the song, and even understand Todd a bit. But I can't help thinking about the actor and what exactly he is singing. And I guess a bit of me is wondering/hoping how he managed emotionally. It's a bit like having an actor who is struggling to quit smoking have to smoke in a scene. Especially if there were many takes...
I still would never have expected any of them to sing. I can't get over that.
Johnny just gained a few more notches of hotness in my book.
Which I have only seen as a movie.
I hope you didn't get the wrong idea though. I loved ST. And I'm going to see it again on Tuesday.
I really do like this latest fad of turning musicals into movies.. it's alot cheaper to see if I like it or not. And I can also see it at my leisure.
It is on my to-do list to see them all how they are supposed to be performed though... but I lack money at the mo. I have an addiction to traveling. (as in I haven't even finished planning one long-term trip to a foreign country before starting on the next...) Which, in case you didn't know, costs money. Alot.
I wasn't so much referring to the color of the blood. It was it's texture and consistency. It just congealed too much to be real blood. Perhaps real blood with mismatched types... then there was the brightness.
Maybe I'm just sick, but I burst out laughing whenever the throat was slit and the artery would make it go *squirt* *squirt* *squirt* (I won't make a business of pointing out that Todd's throat didn't do the squirt squirt thing, but simply ran... I guess it was supposed to add to the effect..) And yes, I do agree that "dumbing it down" would probably make it easier for people to watch. I have an incredibly strong stomach, but I still couldn't help turning away really quickly the first time he slit a throat.
Of course, that is one of my greatest fears. I always get panicky when my head is hyper? extended and my neck is exposed. And if I was a guy I would never ever let anyone near my throat with a straight razor. Just seems like a death wish to me.
Oh yes, I did understand the true point of the song, and even understand Todd a bit. But I can't help thinking about the actor and what exactly he is singing. And I guess a bit of me is wondering/hoping how he managed emotionally. It's a bit like having an actor who is struggling to quit smoking have to smoke in a scene. Especially if there were many takes...
I still would never have expected any of them to sing. I can't get over that.
Johnny just gained a few more notches of hotness in my book.
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